The structure and variability of the marine atmosphere around the Santa Barbara Channel

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 261-282

  Dorman, C E ^a,b   Winant, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034029150     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<0261:TSAVOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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